Achievement Quotes

You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims. (Harriet Woods)

The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.(Harold Taylor)

The world of achievement has always belonged to the optimist. (Harold Wilkins)

The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not obtained by sudden flight But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.

Standing on what too long we bore With shoulders bent and downcast eyes, We may discern - unseen before, A path to higher destinies. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labour and wait. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success. (Helen Hayes)

Only if you reach the boundary will the boundary recede before you. And if you don't, if you confine your efforts, the boundary will shrink to accommodate itself to your efforts. And you can only expand your capacities by working to the very limit. (Hugh Nibley)

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation. (Jack Kinder)